I want CyanogenMod 9 for The Transformer Prime as much as anyone. CM9 is ICS based, and would be an *awesome* addition to the Prime.
EDIT: Boot unlocker released - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1510737
By getting this ball rolling NOW, we can up the interest inside CyanogenMod's team for the Prime.
To help along the effort, I created a Transformer Prime request thread on the CyanogenMod forums. I also donated $10 to the CyanogenMod team, and made it aware on the CyanogenMod forums that I did to help further the cause.
If you'd like to help out:
1) register on CyanogenMod's forum, if you aren't a member already.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?app=core&module=global§ion=register
IF YOU'RE BROKE: skip step 2)
2)Donate to CyanogenMod while logged in. It's easy, and pick whatever donation level you want
(even $5 helps!!)
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/donate/
(donating while logged in gives you a special "donator" tag next to your user name).
3) post to the CyanogenMod Transformer Prime thread showing your interest.
If you donated, please post that you did so and post the last 4 of your Paypal/Google Transaction ID as proof. That is key - being able to tie a request to a particular donation will help the cause.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/40525-asus-transformer-prime/
With enough donations/posts to the CyanogenMod Transformer Prime thread we may get an official port sooner than later!!!
Great idea.
I am broke at the moment.
fixyourtech said:
Great idea.
I am broke at the moment.
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Forgot to mention... skip step 2 then
Only costs maybe 5 minutes and few electrons.
Don't we need an unlocked bootloader before we can do anything?
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DroidHam said:
Don't we need an unlocked bootloader before we can do anything?
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Yes. We're **** outta luck until they unlock the bootloader.
Yes, afik before custom roms are possible, an unlocked bootloader one requirement.
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DroidHam said:
Don't we need an unlocked bootloader before we can do anything?
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Exactly, for all we know they are going to be making it as soon as the "unlocker" is released by Asus.
I would pay like 300 bucks to get some kind of fast from on the Prime. ICS made it better but there's still random lags for me every few minutes. I just hope ASUS unlocks the dam bootloader soon.
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Tech Faded said:
Exactly, for all we know they are going to be making it as soon as the "unlocker" is released by Asus.
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That's my bet. ASUS faced a lot of resistance for it's locked bootloader, and finally announced it would release an unlocker....
Without it we are definitely S.O.L. But it's likely they will...
Pizza4Breakfast said:
I would pay like 300 bucks to get some kind of fast from on the Prime. ICS made it better but there's still random lags for me every few minutes. I just hope ASUS unlocks the dam bootloader soon.
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Dude - donate whatever you want/can! and post to the Prime thread on their forums.
CyanogenMod WILL notice!!
robomo said:
Dude - donate whatever you want/can! and post to the Prime thread on their forums.
CyanogenMod WILL notice!!
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donating without an unlocked boot loader available is of no use..since the boot loader is locked down that means no custom roms...and even if CM gets a prime right now the boot loader is not only locked but 128 bit encrypted... once asus releases the boot loader unlock tool then we can start to think about donating to get them a device.
robomo said:
I want CyanogenMod 9 for The Transformer Prime as much as anyone. CM9 is ICS based, and would be an *awesome* addition to the Prime. We NEED an unlocker from ASUS, and the CyanogenMod guys won't be able to do squat without one.
*However* - ASUS will probably release one, seeing how much they didn't like our Social Media/Blog attack.
By getting this ball rolling NOW, we can up the interest inside CyanogenMod's team for the Prime.
To help along the effort, I created a Transformer Prime request thread on the CyanogenMod forums. I also donated $10 to the CyanogenMod team, and made it aware on the CyanogenMod forums that I did to help further the cause.
If you'd like to help out:
IF YOU'RE BROKE: skip to step 2)
1)Donate to CyanogenMod. It's easy, and pick whatever donation level you want:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/donate/
Paypal or Google Checkout.
2) register on CyanogenMod's forum, if you aren't a member already.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?app=core&module=global§ion=register
3) post to the CyanogenMod Transformer Prime thread showing your interest.
If you donated, please post that you did so and post the last 4 of your Paypal/Google Transaction ID as proof. That is key - being able to tie a request to a particular donation will help the cause.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/40525-asus-transformer-prime/
With enough donations/posts to the CyanogenMod Transformer Prime thread we may get an official port sooner than later!!!
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personally, i would stick with custom roms based off the ASUS roms for this device.. cm is much better on phones, but not much better on tablets in my expirience
and we need an unlocked BL first
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donating without an unlocked boot loader available is of no use..
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ASUS has promised a boot unlocker will be released relatively soon. How long is "soon" remains to be determined
By donating/posting interest on their forum, we're signaling our interest. Of course they can't actually *do* anything til ASUS releases an unlocker.... but by starting *now* with an interest/donation campaign, we will have a bigger presence than just starting off then.
biggem001 said:
personally, i would stick with custom roms based off the ASUS roms for this device.. cm is much better on phones, but not much better on tablets in my expirience
and we need an unlocked BL first
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I'm happy to donate to custom ROMS once they start popping up - one can never have too many good customization options. However, I would still *love* to see CM9 come to the Prime.
djkinetic said:
donating without an unlocked boot loader available is of no use..since the boot loader is locked down that means no custom roms...and even if CM gets a prime right now the boot loader is not only locked but 128 bit encrypted... once asus releases the boot loader unlock tool then we can start to think about donating to get them a device.
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Donating right now isn't useless. From what I can tell, Primes are still hard to come buy. If the CM team doesn't have the money to buy one right now, they won't even if they do happen to see one in stock. If we do donate now, they'll have the money and can grab one as soon as they find one. I'd rather have them grab one earlier and just sit on it, than have them struggling to find one after Asus unlocks the bootloader.
biggem001 said:
personally, i would stick with custom roms based off the ASUS roms for this device.. cm is much better on phones, but not much better on tablets in my expirience
and we need an unlocked BL first
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Maybe it's just me, but that could be because there wasn't a CM8. So if a tablet has ran CM in the past, it was most likely CM7 which wasn't made for tablets. With CM9, it will be an OS that is made for tablets, so it should be better. That's just my guess though.
I would gladly donate, but I don't see ASUS actually unlocking the device anytime soon. They simply made a statement about it to stop the social media attack.
I'll gladly support CM9, since supporting Transformer Prime will be a lot of work, especially if keyboard and custom functions of IPS+ and performance modes are concerned.
And if they will state that they will commit to Transformer Prime, I'll gladly support them. But without the unlocker and considering the complications of Transformer Prime, I would first have to believe it would ever actually happen. Tegra 3 is also an obstacle.
This thread is more relevant once ASUS actually gives us an unlocker, but of course CM9 is worth supporting even if they won't support TF201 fully featured.
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Maybe it's just me, but that could be because there wasn't a CM8. So if a tablet has ran CM in the past, it was most likely CM7 which wasn't made for tablets. With CM9, it will be an OS that is made for tablets, so it should be better. That's just my guess though.
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You make a very valid point:
CM7 was Gingerbread - an OS made for phones
Honeycomb was closed source, so there was no CM8
ICS is open source, so CM9 is the natural progression. ICS is for tablets and phones
CM9 will naturally be better than CM7, simply because ICS is optimized from the ground up by Google for the tablet experience. Gingerbread was tweaked into working on a tablet.
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I would gladly donate, but I don't see ASUS actually unlocking the device anytime soon. They simply made a statement about it to stop the social media attack.
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I am passionately betting they will release a boot unlocker program soon. I know it's counter-intuitive, but here's why:
1)They said they would, publicly. They know who they were dealing with, for the most part. They know every word they release will be scrutinized. They know they'll be slammed again if they don't release it soon - say in the next few months. If it goes farther than say March at the latest, the pitchforks and torches will start appearing again...
2) Gary Key - ASUS must be having a change of heart somewhere deep inside it's corporate monolith. How often do you see an official ASUS Technical Marketing Manager stroll into a forum like this and ask for help!?
To come to XDA asking for help, and *NOT* release a boot unlocker after publicly declaring they would would be a very, very foolish PR move. Even though ASUS has made plenty of mistakes over the Prime, they're not that short sighted. XDA is the lion's den that spawned the social media attack - I doubt they'd set foot inside if they didn't intend to release a boot unlocker.
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This thread is more relevant once ASUS actually gives us an unlocker, but of course CM9 is worth supporting even if they won't support TF201 fully featured.
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Highly agree.
robomo said:
I am passionately betting they will release a boot unlocker program soon. I know it's counter-intuitive, but here's why:
1)They said they would, publicly. They know who they were dealing with, for the most part. They know every word they release will be scrutinized. They know they'll be slammed again if they don't release it soon - say in the next few months.
2) Gary Key - ASUS must be having a change of heart somewhere deep inside it's corporate monolith. How often do you see an official ASUS Technical Marketing Manager stroll into a forum like this and ask for help!?
To come to XDA asking for help, and *NOT* release a boot unlocker after publicly declaring they would would be a very, very foolish PR move. Even though ASUS has made plenty of mistakes over the Prime, they're not that short sighted. XDA is the lion's den that spawned the social media attack - I doubt they'd set foot inside if they didn't intend to release a boot unlocker.
Highly agree.
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Well, I simply think that they have their attention on other things at the moment. But of course if the unlocker is released soon, then I was outright wrong. Just a calculated guess anyway.
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I simply think that they have their attention on other things at the moment..
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I definitely agree with you there, and think the plethora of issues that Gary Key is trying to address trump writing a boot unlocker program any day.
It's probably "every engineer on deck" in ASUS' Prime dept right now, trying to resolve these issues.
Nonetheless - If you're up for donating I think it's safe to say sooner's always better than later-
Like you said yourself, CM9 can use all the help it can get
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Just an FYI, I messaged ASUS on their FB page about the bootloader. They said that the unlocker is ready and they are just waiting for the final legal agreement that will be needed to proceed. Should be seeing it very soon....fingers crossed!
Im glad. But im still gunna wait a little. Probally untill some roms start showing up
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Source please?
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Try FB for the source (ASUS North America).....that's where I would look. Roy's post was on Sat at 12:20am. That should help you out but I don't see where they replied back with the info. Did they PM you the info?
Yeah I can't find the post and Asus has about 40 facebook pages so ya 1 for each country
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Robbie Reynolds
Any updated info on the bootloader unlocker for the Transformer Prime???
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ASUS Last I heard it's mostly finished. Just reviewing and going through the logistics and legal stuff involved. Should be coming out soon. -Mark, ASUS
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Robbie Reynolds Awesome! Keep those updates coming.
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They really need to fix their Facebook fragmenting its worse than android fragmentation all the different pages contradict each other when they say stuff
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Robbie Reynolds
Any updated info on the bootloader unlocker for the Transformer Prime???
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ASUS Last I heard it's mostly finished. Just reviewing and going through the logistics and legal stuff involved. Should be coming out soon. -Mark, ASUS
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Not to sound like a douche but id believe it more if you jus screen shot it since its a short convo. Much more believable IMHO
droidx2.3.3 said:
Im glad. But im still gunna wait a little. Probally untill some roms start showing up
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I will wait a week or two as well. I want to see if they can find a way around using the Asus bootloader unlocker. I hope we get a lot of developers working on the TFP. The more the merrier
I'm surprised they didn't release it earlier. It'll free them up of people making anymore warranty claims on bad hardware. That's what scares me a bit. I'll wait until ROMs show up first. So far, no hardware issues for me.
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Try FB for the source (ASUS North America).....that's where I would look. Roy's post was on Sat at 12:20am. That should help you out but I don't see where they replied back with the info. Did they PM you the info?
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Hey dude, thats my post XD
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Hey dude, thats my post XD
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I know. It took me about 3 minutes to find it on FB. You said in your OP that you contacted them on FB, so I looked to see exactly what they had to say lol.
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Not to sound like a douche but id believe it more if you jus screen shot it since its a short convo. Much more believable IMHO
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Here you go.
doeboy711 said:
I will wait a week or two as well. I want to see if they can find a way around using the Asus bootloader unlocker. I hope we get a lot of developers working on the TFP. The more the merrier
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im interested in a way around it too. similar thing happened on epic 4g touch. unlocking the bootloader caused a counter to be set off and an ugly triangled appeared in the boot splash (proving unlocker was used). but after a while, they figured out how to do it without the phone recording it was unlocked. i want this for the prime, in case i ever have to send it in
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Here you go.
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thanks for s/s
@strechwookie - since they are using only a few SBKs for all Transformers I think the SBKs will soon be read from the tool so you can unlock without it.
Could be like the Atrix too, when unlocking it's bootloader you permantly burn a fuse... so while you may be able to "hide" the unlock on the boot screen by returning to stock, a savvy RMA tech could still tell if you had originally unlocked the bootloader.
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I rather think they are going the HTC way. This tool won't be some kind of *.exe you'll download but a webinterface.
You enter your serialnumber and it generates an unlock code based on the serial number.
This was ASUS will always know if you used their tool or not.
The only chance for us getting away with warranty is to write some kind of keygen which does the same as ASUS' tool.
If they are doing it right this won't be possible.
Of course someone could always try to hack the bootloader AlphaRevX style, but i guess not many would be brave & experienced enough to try that.
normally, and with every other device i have owned i have not hesitated to unlock bootloader and void warranty as i have been confident in its build quality, but with this, not so sure. I have already returned one for the reboot issue, an the current one i have has some kind of screen touch issue where when i touch the screen it creates a sort of watery thing under where i touch- only in one particular area of the screen, and there is a part under that which is too white... hard to explain , but long story longer, i dont trust Asus' build quality to void my warranty totally.
I still believe it should be like the nexus'- why should rooting automatically void ALL warranty? If they stuff up the screen, battery, chip etc how would me running a custom rom affect that (assuming it hasnt- eg. OC to extremes etc)...
so i will be RMAing my prime before unlocking and then i will think about it long and hard and hope for someone to come up with an unofficial way to unlock... plus Asus will probably screw us over like HTC did with their pseudo unlock...
teknomar7 said:
I'm surprised they didn't release it earlier. It'll free them up of people making anymore warranty claims on bad hardware. That's what scares me a bit. I'll wait until ROMs show up first. So far, no hardware issues for me.
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Not really, its normally fairly easy to reverse a root and put it back to factory settings so they will never know.
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Here you go.
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Awesome! Thank you! Now I can genuinely be excited ^_^
Dear Asus,
Crap, I somehow hit submit on my TFP keyboard before I even got a chance to type anything. What I was going to say was, please open up the hardware and software to the community. You obviously have problems (wifi and other glitches), we can help if you share the source and allow root.
And if you win over us geeks, you'll create spokespeople. As it stands now, I can't possibly recommend a TFP to anyone with its bugs.
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Where is the message to Asus?
It's like asking Toyota to release their blueprints because of accelerator issues... Never gonna happen.
llothar said:
It's like asking Toyota to release their blueprints because of accelerator issues... Never gonna happen.
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It's more like asking Microsoft to give us access to the C drive or a motherboard manufacturer access too the bios.
Oh wait...
llothar said:
It's like asking Toyota to release their blueprints because of accelerator issues... Never gonna happen.
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Except not all that similar.
With the blueprints you can build your own derivative version and sell it as your own/sell it to another company. You can't do the same with the software. You still need their hardware to run it on and you can't sell it because who would pay for a custom rom?
Here is the source.
Were you using chrome and hit shift-B? That's a known bug in the application.
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=113101
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Dear Asus,
Crap, I somehow hit submit on my TFP keyboard before I even got a chance to type anything. What I was going to say was, please open up the hardware and software to the community. You obviously have problems (wifi and other glitches), we can help if you share the source and allow root.
And if you win over us geeks, you'll create spokespeople. As it stands now, I can't possibly recommend a TFP to anyone with its bugs.
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This is true my uncle was getting my little cousin a tablet and as much as I wanted to say get a TFP, get a TFP! I had to recommend an Ipad ( He is 5). I really hope that was the first and last time I recommend an apple product
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This is true my uncle was getting my little cousin a tablet and as much as I wanted to say get a TFP, get a TFP! I had to recommend an Ipad ( He is 5). I really hope that was the first and last time I recommend an apple product
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you did well. Ipad more suited for a 5yr. old anyways.
I almost wish ASUS employees didn't post here, because sadly it seems to invite these threads daily.
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Here is the source.
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Erm... No!
That is the kernel source code, it is not the full source used for their Android build.
They did release the initial source for the first honeycomb build that came on the Prime. I can understand why they have not released the source for the last several builds, as it was proven to be unstable. Now that most people seem to be reporting good things about build .21 they will hopefully release full source again.
Better that ASUS themselves release a source code that is stable, so that others can then work from a good base.
Hello Prime users!
As you may or may not know we (The Asus Transformer Pad 300) are your younger brother of a tablet. Also as you may or may not know, older brothers (yourselves) do one of two things to younger brothers.
They either:
A: Beat them up, like you already do to us in the benchmarks
Or
B: Protect them and help them grow up.
Well we over in the Transformer Pad 300 forums are ready to do some growing up, we are ready to begin to root and ROM our tablet but there is a bully of sorts in our way. Our bootloader remains locked despite the almost a month of time going by since our release. We have created a petition on change.org to try and get Asus and/or Nvdia to unlock the Pad 300's bootloader, we have just passed 400 signers and it would be greatly appreciated if any ANY of you could go and sign it. If we were able to convince the manufacturer to unlock the boot loader than both of our communities could work together in harmony due to our super similar specs.
So please Prime users, please help the transformer pad, don't let it be locked up like a toddler forever. Help us grow up.
Thank you very much
-Myke Batez
Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/asu...ader-for-the-tf300-tablet-and-future-tablets#
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ah man..this is funny. I see you 300 owners took what I said seriously..lmao. I've already signed the petition in support. I was #300 or 301 on the list. keep the hope alive!
Thanks for signing! Please repost/share the letter that's on the petition page to your favor social networks!
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Hello Prime users!
As you may or may not know we (The Asus Transformer Pad 300) are your younger brother of a tablet. Also as you may or may not know, older brothers (yourselves) do one of two things to younger brothers.
They either:
A: Beat them up, like you already do to us in the benchmarks
Or
B: Protect them and help them grow up.
Well we over in the Transformer Pad 300 forums are ready to do some growing up, we are ready to begin to root and ROM our tablet but there is a bully of sorts in our way. Our bootloader remains locked despite the almost a month of time going by since our release. We have created a petition on change.org to try and get Asus and/or Nvdia to unlock the Pad 300's bootloader, we have just passed 400 signers and it would be greatly appreciated if any ANY of you could go and sign it. If we were able to convince the manufacturer to unlock the boot loader than both of our communities could work together in harmony due to our super similar specs.
So please Prime users, please help the transformer pad, don't let it be locked up like a toddler forever. Help us grow up.
Thank you very much
-Myke Batez
Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/asu...ader-for-the-tf300-tablet-and-future-tablets#
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You've got my sig. Asus would have gained so much cred in the Android community had they sold the 300 already unlocked. Although the Prime and I'm sure the 300 are awesome devices out of the box, I couldn't imagine not having the ability to flash ROMs and kernels, backup, etc, with my Prime.. that's why I signed. Good luck and I'm sure it'll happen eventually, it's just a matter of time.
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You've got my sig. Asus would have gained so much cred in the Android community had they sold the 300 already unlocked. Although the Prime and I'm sure the 300 are awesome devices out of the box, I couldn't imagine not having the ability to flash ROMs and kernels, backup, etc, with my Prime.. that's why I signed. Good luck and I'm sure it'll happen eventually, it's just a matter of time.
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I totally agree, however I happened to have just won a free TF300 last week from Phandroid.com's giveaway and I want to get this boot loader unlocked ASAP so we can have some AOKP and CM9 goodness
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300..
Doesnt the TF 300 already have a own forum...?
Not Quite That interested in the TF300 and ur struggle,
have enough with the TF201
Severion said:
Doesnt the TF 300 already have a own forum...?
Not Quite That interested in the TF300 and ur struggle,
have enough with the TF201
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Yes it has its own forum, but there are a lot more people who own the prime because the 300 has only been out for a month or so. More people = potentially more signs.
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SilentStormer said:
Hello Prime users!
As you may or may not know we (The Asus Transformer Pad 300) are your younger brother of a tablet. Also as you may or may not know, older brothers (yourselves) do one of two things to younger brothers.
They either:
A: Beat them up, like you already do to us in the benchmarks
Or
B: Protect them and help them grow up.
Well we over in the Transformer Pad 300 forums are ready to do some growing up, we are ready to begin to root and ROM our tablet but there is a bully of sorts in our way. Our bootloader remains locked despite the almost a month of time going by since our release. We have created a petition on change.org to try and get Asus and/or Nvdia to unlock the Pad 300's bootloader, we have just passed 400 signers and it would be greatly appreciated if any ANY of you could go and sign it. If we were able to convince the manufacturer to unlock the boot loader than both of our communities could work together in harmony due to our super similar specs.
So please Prime users, please help the transformer pad, don't let it be locked up like a toddler forever. Help us grow up.
Thank you very much
-Myke Batez
Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/asu...ader-for-the-tf300-tablet-and-future-tablets#
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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signed.
Asus now have a bootloader unlock tool (as per the Prime) in the download section of the TF300 product page (select Android as the OS, Utilities). TW, WW and US skus.
Robert
Yep, this went fast! I'm glad Asus continues to be one of the better manufacturers when it comes to device software support. Hope to see you Prime guys around! Cya!
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Hopefully you guys can help us in getting Asus/nvidia to release nvflash.
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Looks like the XOOM gets the update before we do. Again.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/2...oid-4-1-1-build-jro03h-here-is-the-changelog/
I'm kinda surprised the Verizon version doesn't get it first. I mean people paid a ****load of money for the 3G/4G version they should get JB before or at the same time as the wi-fi Xoom. Of course this is probably due to it being on a carrier and having restrictions.
Either way, it took me awhile to realize that since I had unlocked my bootloader I wasn't going to get any updates from Asus. This is fine since the dev community will put a fully functional JB ROM out before Asus will have it for the Prime I bet (if it hasn't already happened).
The xoom will always get updates first, along with the nexus 7.
It was a google reference device and essentially the first nexus tablet in a way.
Now if Acer or Lenovo or someone else get it before Asus, then dangit asus.
They didnt beat anyone..lol all they did was announce their device will recieve it. just like aSus did.
P.s. whose to say jb on prime isn't already in testing?
isnt the Xoom the nexus device for honeycomb? afaik it is a google experience device so it will likely get it first.
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WiFi Xoom is a GED device, its a given it'll get updates first.
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demandarin said:
They didnt beat anyone..lol all they did was announce their device will recieve it. just like aSus did.
P.s. whose to say jb on prime isn't already in testing?
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You're such a tease.
google does own motorola
Additionally, this forum is NOT a place to complain about Asus practices. It doesn't add anything to the forum. If you are really that displeased with your Transformer Prime, sell it.
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You're such a tease.
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+1 to this. Demandarin always giving us high hopes for our Primes. Spill the beans!!!!
st33med said:
Additionally, this forum is NOT a place to complain about Asus practices. It doesn't add anything to the forum. If you are really that displeased with your Transformer Prime, sell it.
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People like you should stay off the Internet. You'll have an early heart attack.
Plus I've been running the team eos build of JB on the prime, and it already seems to operate better then their same ICS build.
It's quite nice and will only get better.
regalpimpin said:
Plus I've been running the team eos build of JB on the prime, and it already seems to operate better then their same ICS build.
It's quite nice and will only get better.
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same here, it gets a lil better every build.
i don't think an official JB release, (which is probably some time away, knowing ASUS' support of this tablet)
is worth waiting for.
Jonphinguyen7 said:
+1 to this. Demandarin always giving us high hopes for our Primes. Spill the beans!!!!
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I agree with you.
Now that he has a Nexus 7 he will be all over the thread, like he uses to be
on the Prime. Lecturing, tutoring, reprimanding and lauding the Prime against all evidences.
I returned my Prime for three reasons : weakness of the wi-fi, no GPS (even if I am more than "totally satisfied" with the Galaxy Nexus), and an horrible Customer Service.
I strongly intended to buy the Infinity. But the unfixed i/o issue and the built quality (and QC) are a deterrent to me no matter what Demanderin says about Asus.
Apparently Nexus 7 has some QC problems. Not mine. I am ordering a second one this week. It will be my lab to take advantage of the works of our dedicated devs in this Forum. It is also a vote of confidence for Google products, with no bloatware ....so far and quick update releases.
I will buy the Nexus 10, just hoping it will be manufactured by Google-Motorola and not by Asus.
Google will learn from its first experience in the tablet market.
The ranters and whiners as much as the extreme lauders are blind or ignorant ( sorry for the redundancy for an ignorant is blind which is not true for a blind who can be of a superior intelligence.
See you, most of you I mean, on the Nexus 7 thread.
Good luck and good ride on your Prime and Infinity.
Not sure what the fuss is about with Moto Xoom receiving JB...
Moto Xoom is technically a "nexus" device & Google specifically said Moto Xoom will receive JB update by mid-July at Google I/O
Now... Samsung is rumored to update Samsung Galaxy SIII (SII & Galaxy Note to follow soon after) with Jellybean by Aug/Sept...
When you factor in carrier restriction, Touchwiz skin.. and etc... & if Samsung does pull it off before Asus (especially for WIFI only tablet without any carrier restriction).... well, you can start a fuss...
Edit: Speaking of which..Padfone even updated to Android 4.0.4
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ter-battery-life-improved-stability-and-more/
As I recall The Prime had ICS before the Xoom..So what do you mean again?
Matstarr said:
As I recall The Prime had ICS before the Xoom..So what do you mean again?
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And that was only for a day or two (official release version)...
Along with Moto Xoom getting ICS "beta" test for few users before ICS started to roll out for Asus Transformer Prime...
Didn't the JB "soak test" for the Xoom get delayed anyway?
Title says it all. Guess it's time to look for a new device (Tegra 4???) then unlock and root my Prime. I still love my Prime, always have, always will.
It's not as loud as it used to be for sure.
Check out the TF300, TF700 forums too because a lot of stuff that applies to that also works on TF201.
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Title says it all. Guess it's time to look for a new device (Tegra 4???) then unlock and root my Prime. I still love my Prime, always have, always will.
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Just a series of posts by folks that needlessly brick their TPs.
Post something new and interesting? We've had like ten primedeath threads... Still a capable device. Wait till we have nvflash again!
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Like I said, I love my Prime. I'm just a little worried that the Dev's have abandoned it. I've rooted many devices in the past but it seems the Prime is very susceptible to bricking and I really don't want to do that. I’ve never bricked and of my devices and I don’t want to start with my $500 tablet. This is why I haven't tried to root yet. I hope we get 4.2 and an exploit can be found se we can root without unlocking. I guess I'll eventually unlock but I'd like to root first and I'm too am waiting on nvflash.:good:
Www.codeacademy.com
Problem solved. Not enough development for you? Learn to develop.
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Www.codeacademy.com
Problem solved. Not enough development for you? Learn to develop.
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Ya, with two kids and a full time job I really have time to sit down and learn code. Some may have that kind of time, not me. My slate is full.
Thanks for your "help".
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Ya, with two kids and a full time job I really have time to sit down and learn code. Some may have that kind of time, not me. My slate is full.
Thanks for your "help".
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No, no, thank YOU for your complaining.
C'mon guys... No need to fight. Mods close plz...
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Guess that kinda stuff can't be helped, Asus did leave a bad taste in the mouths of tf201 owners... *sigh*
Well, at the moment I use my Prime only for Netflix. After getting Nexus 4 I have not used Prime for couch surfing because it is so laggy for web browsing. Just checking for news about 4.2 update from time to time.
If I ever again buy a mobile device from Asus, it will be 10" Transformer Nexus.
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Guess that kinda stuff can't be helped, Asus did leave a bad taste in the mouths of tf201 owners... *sigh*
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I love my Prime! What's to be bitter about? It's the thinnest 10 inch tablet ever made. I don't have my wifi modem 7 miles away from my device and I don't mount a tablet as a GPS device in my car (why would anyone), so every thing is nice!
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Like I said, I love my Prime. I'm just a little worried that the Dev's have abandoned it. I've rooted many devices in the past but it seems the Prime is very susceptible to bricking and I really don't want to do that. I’ve never bricked and of my devices and I don’t want to start with my $500 tablet. This is why I haven't tried to root yet. I hope we get 4.2 and an exploit can be found se we can root without unlocking. I guess I'll eventually unlock but I'd like to root first and I'm too am waiting on nvflash.:good:
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First things first, I dont believe you care if devs abandon the prime or not since you have already stated that you are unwilling to unlock your prime because you are afraid that you dont have the skill not to break it. What you want is for somebody to post an apk to root your prime with no effort to learn on your part. This is all fine, to each his own.
One place you wont find the primes devs is here complaining in the general section of this forum because nothing productive happens here. Over in the development section of this forum you will find devs hard at work porting 4.2, getting Ubuntu running, and porting paranoid android etc. I am glad this section of the forum is dying because it means most of the complainers and trolls have left for browner pastures.
Do yourself a favor, unlock your prime and go check out the cool new stuff for the prime over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1414
Dead? Au contraire, I visit the forums on a daily basis, I just don't feel the need to write pointless posts or start hopeless threads.
People like OP are why devs will abandon a device
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I love my Prime! What's to be bitter about? It's the thinnest 10 inch tablet ever made. I don't have my wifi modem 7 miles away from my device and I don't mount a tablet as a GPS device in my car (why would anyone), so every thing is nice!
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Except it's virtually unusable without an unlock and custom kernel/ROM flash. And no, voiding our warranty by unlocking is not a viable workaround for crappy internals and poor Asus coding.
Otherwise, battery life is poor, wifi is awful beyond about a room away (and I have a top of the line $170 Asus RT-N66U router) to the point that I can't even use it to stream video to my TV in the bedroom (my galaxy S3 picks up wifi at 90% speed in the same place, vs the Asus at 10%), and GPS is non-functional (dongle doesn't count). Don't get me wrong, it is a workable device, but it's far from a good one. Thinness does not make up for it's very real shortcomings.
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People like OP are why devs will abandon a device
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No. Devs abandon a device when people stop using it and the manufacturer stops supporting it. I doubt anyone actually gets butthurt because random internet posters are complaining. And the TF201 had a small user base to begin with.
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And, just check out the developer area. There are at least two brand new ROM's there (Androwook 2.0 and the latest Energy) released even while this "dead" discussion was going on. These new ROMs bring the prime up the the very latest Android Version. Does not seem dead at all to me.
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Except it's virtually unusable without an unlock and custom kernel/ROM flash. And no, voiding our warranty by unlocking is not a viable workaround for crappy internals and poor Asus coding.
Otherwise, battery life is poor, wifi is awful beyond about a room away (and I have a top of the line $170 Asus RT-N66U router) to the point that I can't even use it to stream video to my TV in the bedroom (my galaxy S3 picks up wifi at 90% speed in the same place, vs the Asus at 10%), and GPS is non-functional (dongle doesn't count). Don't get me wrong, it is a workable device, but it's far from a good one. Thinness does not make up for it's very real shortcomings.
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No. Devs abandon a device when people stop using it and the manufacturer stops supporting it. I doubt anyone actually gets butthurt because random internet posters are complaining. And the TF201 had a small user base to begin with.
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Mine works fine with the stock rom....
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Mine works fine with the stock rom....
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Perhaps you got a better device than some of us. In any case, I'm happy you've had good luck with yours, but many of us have significant issues with ours, especially the early adopters. Unfortunately, there is no fix for any of the issues I've described with mine.
Does anyone else around here feel that if they had the devices people are talking negatively about, you'd be just fine? Am I alone?